Navy to Christen the Littoral Surface Craft - Experimental (X-Craft) Sea Fighter

"The Navy will christen the experimental X-Craft "Sea Fighter" and designate it as the first Fast Sea Frame, Feb. 5, during a noon PST ceremony at Nichols Bros. Boat Builders, Whidbey Island, Wash."

The high-speed, experimental vessel will test a variety of technologies that will allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral, or near-shore, waters. Sea Fighter will be used to evaluate the hydrodynamic performance, structural behavior, mission flexibility, and propulsion system efficiency of high-speed vessels, and will also serve as a test bed for developmental mission packages. It will serve as a “risk reduction,” experimental vessel for the Littoral Combat Ship and Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program concept of operation development at sea.